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Type 83 Destroyers: Procurement

Commons · Question 13103 · Tabled 25 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to fund the Type 83 Destroyer programme.

Answer

Answered by Luke Pollard, 9 Jul 2026

The Defence Investment Plan sets out the Royal Navy’s (RN) approach to delivering the UK’s most advanced maritime air defence capability and the rationale for this approach. Rather than delivering this capability through a small number of large and expens...